Mysterious fireball' spotted in night sky across Scotland. Details here

A mysterious meteor resembling a fireball was seen across Scotland. According to Glasgow Science Centre science communicator Steve Owens, usually such meteors turn to fine dust.

Owens said that the meteor seen last night might be as giant as a golf or cricket ball or slightly more significant than that. Considering the size, it's possible that some pieces of the fireball meteor might have landed.

The UK Meteor Network On The Landing Of The Fireball Meteor.

The UK Meteor Network provides the following information:

• The network received hundreds of reports about a mystery meteor that resembled a fireball last night when it was observed in the UK. As per the UK Meteor Network, IMO has calculated the initial trajectory of the meteor.
• According to the calculated trajectory, the meteor might have landed in the Atlantic. They believe, however, that the meteor disintegrated into debris.

FAQs

Q1. How many reports did the UK Meteor Network receive regarding the fireball meteor?
The UK Meteor Network received more than 200 reports regarding a fireball meteor seen in the sky by countless people in Scotland. According to reports, the UK Meteor Network will work to find the trajectory of the said meteor to find out where it landed.
Several people took videos of a bright object flying across the sky in Scotland, capturing this natural phenomenon on their phones.

Q2. Where did the mysterious meteor land?
Steve Owens, an astronomer, reported about the meteor's landing on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme. According to him, Owens said that the mystery meteor was heading toward the west. As people in Northern Ireland claimed to have seen the meteor, it's possible that it passed over the country to land in the Atlantic. He further added that finding it would be a big challenge.